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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Western Cicada Killer

Sphecius grandis

About

A massive solitary wasp of the American West that hunts cicadas to provision its underground burrows. It is slightly larger and paler than its eastern relative.

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Did You Know?

Despite its intimidating size, it is generally docile toward humans and males cannot sting at all.